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Optical Materials

Optical materials refer to substances or compounds specifically chosen for their optical properties and used in the fabrication of optical components and systems. These materials are characterized by their ability to interact with light in a controlled manner, enabling applications such as transmission, reflection, refraction, absorption, and emission of light. Learn more about optical materials →

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Glass Fab Inc. - Rochester, NY

Manufacturer of custom blanks. Products include fused quartz and silica, optical and filter glasses, and low/ultralow expansion glasses. Capabilities include annealing, slumping, sawing, grinding, edging, drilling, waterjet cutting, and CNC shaping and generating.

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CODIXX AG - Barleben, Germany

Manufacturer of dichroic glass polarizers for the UV, VIS, NIR, and MIR spectral range. Also produces patterned polarizers that have arbitrary shaped areas with different directions of polarization.

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Delta Optical Thin Film A/S - Horsholm, Denmark

Design and manufacture advanced custom thin-film components for OEM volume applications. Products include linear variable filters, variable dichroics, high-quality fluorescence filter sets, filters and dichroics, and filter sets for point-of-care instruments, beamsplitter cubes, and many other components.

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Valley Design Corp., Headquarters - Shirley, MA

AS9100/ISO 9001 manufacturer of substrates, wafers, flat optics, precision shims/spacers, 0.127-mm sq to 450-mm diameter. Precision lapping, polishing, dicing, 5-axis CNC machining, small diameter core drilling, hole drilling. Ultrathin 10-20 microns, ultraflat, tight tolerances. Fused silica, glass, sapphire, ceramics, metals. Large inventory.

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GfE Fremat GmbH, Coating Materials - Brand-Erbisdorf, Germany

ALLVAR - College Station, TX

Amorphous Materials Inc. - Garland, TX

Arkema Inc. - King of Prussia, PA

Boston Applied Technologies Inc. - Woburn, MA

Cotec GmbH - Karlstein, Germany

Criterion Instrument - Brook Park, OH

Dalian Leader Lighting R&D Center Co. Ltd. - Dalian, China

DCM Tech Inc. - Winona, MN

Epoxy Technology Inc., Electronics Div. - Billerica, MA

Filtrop AG - Balzers, Liechtenstein

Fujian Acetron New Materials Co. Ltd. - Fuzhou, China

Heraeus Quartz North America (Heraeus Conamic) - Buford, GA

K.C. Abrasive Co. LLC - Kansas City, KS

Kamis Inc. - Mahopac Falls, NY

Master Bond Inc. - Hackensack, NJ

Mercury United Electronics Inc. - Ontario, CA

Microlap Technologies Inc. - Rolla, ND

Novotech Inc. - Acton, MA

Orientir Inc. - Chengdu, China

Process Materials Inc. - Rocklin, CA

Sawyer Technical Materials LLC - Eastlake, OH

Shin-Etsu MicroSi Inc. - Phoenix, AZ

Umicore Thin Film Products AG - Balzers, Liechtenstein

Vacuum Engineering & Materials - Santa Clara, CA

Glossary

optical materials Optical materials refer to substances or compounds specifically chosen for their optical properties and used in the fabrication of optical components and systems. These materials are characterized by their ability to interact with light in a...
crystal optics The study of the transmission of radiant energy through crystals, especially anisotropic crystals, and their effects on polarization.
plastic optics Plastic optics refers to optical components or systems that are made from transparent plastic materials, as opposed to traditional optical components made from glass or other materials. Plastic optics encompass a wide range of components such as...
optics Optics is the branch of physics that studies the behavior and properties of light, including its interactions with matter and its manifestation as both particle and wave phenomena. It encompasses the study of the generation, propagation,...
impurity level In the context of optical materials, the term "impurity level" refers to the presence of foreign atoms or molecules within the material that deviate from its regular or intrinsic composition. These impurities can have a significant impact on the...
gallium nitride Gallium nitride (GaN) is a compound made up of gallium (Ga) and nitrogen (N). It is a wide-bandgap semiconductor material that exhibits unique electrical and optical properties. Gallium nitride is widely used in the production of various electronic...

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